Two Worlds Meeting
Lama Tanzin's aunt and I sharing turns on the prayer wheel and reciting Guru Mantra together.
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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab i... [read more]
The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab i... [read more] Blog: Pemakö, Part 1: Just the Getting There
Date: May 18th 2008
Date: May 18th 2008
A Colorful Beginning
We left Varanasi during Holi, the “Festival of Colors,” an fertility celebration glorifying the Hindu god Krishna. The festivities began the evening prior with huge bonfires on the street burning effigies of the demoness Holika. On the second day of Holi - the day that we left - the streets were lined with people of all ages throwing pink and blue paint ... read moreComment on Two Worlds Meeting
I'm an American living between Golok, Tibet and Varanasi, India. I'm studying Tibetan language and translating the works of Buddhist masters of the past. I also work for a charitable non-profit called Vision Builders. Please visit us at http//www.visionbuilders.org and see what we are doing in the Himalayas!... full info
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